Navy, industry monitoring shipbuilding supply chain challenges

By Aidan Quigley / December 3, 2021 at 12:57 PM
The Navy and shipbuilding industry are monitoring the supply chain issues caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the industrial base is experiencing some effects, according to Navy and industry sources. While it’s too early to fully grasp the effect of the supply chain slowdown on Navy shipbuilding, some companies are starting to feel constraints and the Navy is increasing its focus on addressing supply chain problems. Vice Adm. William Galinis, the head of Navy Sea Systems Command, said in...

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